Start RailFanning NOW, learn to live - before you run out of time - Varun

* About 50000 crore investment by pvt train operators is a welcome step. We can expect trains made by leading manufacturers which may be much more convenient & comfortable trains but than present ones.
* Fares of these trains are likely to be more than Rajdhani/ Shatabdi fares and comparable to low cost airline fares. Commercial success of these trains depend very much how much they can save on the journey times.
* So IR need to invest heavily on strengthening/ straightening/ improvisation of track structure and signalling so that the...
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sleek trains of pvt operators can run at 160/200 kmph through out the run and can give avg speeds of 120/150 kmph.
* For example, if DEL-Mum can be covered in just 9-10 hrs huge number of paxs currently boarding early morning flights may prefer comfortable overnight journey in these trains.